Well-Named LadiesFirst, I am highly eager to know how the closing on Valerie J.'s house went yesterday. Hope she posts soon!

Second, Valerie (BBG) is such a sweetie! She has -- via a dial-up connection, no less! -- let me e-mail her the song file I mentioned the other day, and then uploaded it to her site for hosting. Here's the MP3 file, and here are the lyrics:

Great Physician (February 1997)

There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded wholeThere is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul

O Great Physician, I am wounded, I am broken,I am needy for a token of Your love for me.O Great Physician, with a word so sweetly spoken,You have my soul awoken from its sin-sick sleep.

When I --- see the sickness of my sin, I --- turn to You for grace and thenI --- find that I've already been forgiven.So I --- lift my voice to You and singThanks --- giving for the love You bringYou --- come with mercy in Your wingsTo heal my sin-sick soul

O Great Physician, when I fall before You, kneelingHoping that my depth of feeling'sEqual to my shameO Great Physician, there's no need for all my dealingAll I need to get Your healingIs to speak Your name

When I --- see the sickness of my sin, I --- turn to You for grace and thenI --- find that I've already been forgiven.So I --- lift my voice to You and singThanks --- giving for the love You bringYou --- come with mercy in Your wingsTo heal my sin-sick soul

O Great Physician, when I look at my surroundingsAt the sickness that's aboundingIn my fallen raceO Great Physician, I can hear Your voice resoundingWith a love that is astounding:"Come receive My grace!"

When You --- see the sickness of our sin, You --- come to us with grace and thenWe --- find find how freely we have been forgiven.With our --- voices raised to You we singThanks --- giving for the love You bringYou've --- come with mercy in Your wingsTo heal our sin-sick souls